Canada

Canada’s economy started the year strong, but things are changing fast. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) real gross domestic (GDP) growth came in slower-than-expected in February. Today’s data also included a downward revision for January, and a preliminary estimate of flat growth for the rest of the quarter. Any signs of life...

Documents from the government show Canadian intelligence agencies were both aware of attempts by India to interfere in elections using “proxy agents,” but also that India’s media ecosystem was actively perpetuating and spreading disinformation about Canadian citizens and politicians....

A boycott targeting Loblaw is gaining momentum online, with what could be thousands of shoppers taking their money elsewhere in May.

REMEMBER BREXIT? That time a Conservative Party directed widespread voter frustration at a single easy scapegoat, smothered the public with misinformation, and were rewarded with their biggest electoral victory in decades? Something similar is happening today in Canada....

Canada's GDP slipped lower in February, suggesting growth is slowing quickly. Read more

While federal officials say there's still no sign of a dangerous form of bird flu in Canadian dairy cows, scientists warn limited surveillance means Canada might not be staying ahead of an explosive H5N1 outbreak among dairy cattle south of the border....

Toronto police say 12 people are facing a combined 102 charges in connection with an investigation into a major credit fraud scheme.

Ontario Human Rights Tribunal says National Service Dogs did not discriminate when it took pet from a Mississauga home, where it was a companion animal to an autistic girl

"All of my proposals are constitutional," Poilievre said....

For several decades Canada’s population growth rate hovered at about 1.0 percent annually. This rate has more than tripled in a few short years, up to 3.3 percent in 2023.

Animal advocates are celebrating after parts of a controversial Ontario agriculture law that made it illegal to get a job on a farm under false pretences to expose conditions inside were deemed unconstitutional....

David Vigneault tells MPs Chinese hacking and espionage has been a serious threat since Xi Jinping became president

In a video that's he's since deleted, Mehul Prajapati shared how he made use of a program at his school that provides food insecure students with free groceries weekly.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/04/29/If-Animals-Are-Conscious-What-About-Us/#

Ontario is introducing a suite of measures that will crack down on cellphone use and vaping in schools.

LOL marvelous

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre appears to have a new speech writer: the pharmaceutical lobby....